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Confused · 08-01-2008, 09:09 AM

Hi Karn

I totally agree with Unlocker on this point:

Makes no sense having a weather sealed body without the weather sealed lens to go with it!

Bearing in mind the range of extreme weather environments that I imagine you might invariably encounter outdoors during a typically severe Swedish winter, it surely seems pretty unrealistic and also a false economy to purchase a weather-sealed K20D body and then expect non-weather sealed 3rd party lenses to perform to the same standard ?

When you said:

What made me look into Pentax in the first place was the weather sealing, I plan to use my camera and everything that helps to protect it when doing so is in my opinion a great thing to have. I DO plan to bring the k20d on every ski-trip and mountain hike, so I do rate weather-sealing very highly in that regard.

Naturally this issue would not be such a problem if you were using conventional lenses indoors or outdoors during dry weather conditions, but torrential downpours or freezing sleet are another prospect entirely !

Although I own the Tamron 18-250mm & Sigma 10-20mm lenses and they are indeed excellent products in their own right, I would NEVER DREAM of using either of them in heavy rain or freezing sleet, without adequately protecting them somehow !

Best regards
Richard

08-01-2008, 09:09 AM	#20
Confused Loyal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 922	Hi Karn I totally agree with Unlocker on this point: Makes no sense having a weather sealed body without the weather sealed lens to go with it! Bearing in mind the range of extreme weather environments that I imagine you might invariably encounter outdoors during a typically severe Swedish winter, it surely seems pretty unrealistic and also a false economy to purchase a weather-sealed K20D body and then expect non-weather sealed 3rd party lenses to perform to the same standard ? When you said: What made me look into Pentax in the first place was the weather sealing, I plan to use my camera and everything that helps to protect it when doing so is in my opinion a great thing to have. I DO plan to bring the k20d on every ski-trip and mountain hike, so I do rate weather-sealing very highly in that regard. Naturally this issue would not be such a problem if you were using conventional lenses indoors or outdoors during dry weather conditions, but torrential downpours or freezing sleet are another prospect entirely ! Although I own the Tamron 18-250mm & Sigma 10-20mm lenses and they are indeed excellent products in their own right, I would NEVER DREAM of using either of them in heavy rain or freezing sleet, without adequately protecting them somehow ! Best regards Richard __________________ K10D x 2 & D BG-2 Grip, Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD IF Macro W/A Zoom Lens, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens, Giottos MTL9351B Tripod, Metz 48 AF-1 Flashgun, Lowepro Nova 3 AW Bag Last edited by Confused; 08-01-2008 at 09:17 AM..